by William Jester | Dec 14, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
President-elect Joe Biden announced his Covid-19 Transition Advisory Board, a 13-person group of distinguished public health experts, physicians, academics, and commissioners. Biden stated that the team will assist in translating his Covid-19 plan into action,...
by William Jester | Dec 14, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
With holiday shopping in full swing, retail and consumer behavior will look different due to the coronavirus pandemic. But how will local and big box retailers be impacted and what will the shopping experience look like for the everyday consumer? Rutgers Today spoke...
by William Jester | Dec 13, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Last week, Pfizer and BioNTech said their experimental COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective in early interim results. And yesterday, they announced that their mRNA-based vaccine candidate is 95% effective at preventing COVID-19. Dr. Reynold Panettieri Jr. of Robert Wood...
by William Jester | Dec 13, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Dr. Reynold Panettieri, Professor of medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, breaks down the details of the Moderna trials, the logistical challenges that come with distributing a vaccine, and next steps for Pfizer and Moderna requesting COVID-19 vaccine...
by William Jester | Dec 12, 2020 | Community, Covid, News
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that Rutgers University will receive $3.8 million to improve COVID-19 testing in underserved communities. The award is made possible by the National Institutes of Health’s initiative to enhance COVID-19 testing of...
